Russia: Between the Wars By Alex Telles By Alex Telles Feb 23, 1917 The Revolution begins Ri Mar 3, 1917 The End of Tsar http://www.shsu.edu/~his_ncp/Soviet1.html Jul 17, 1918 The Russian Royal Family is murdered http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/modern-world-history-1918-to-1980/russia-1900-to-1939/the-death-of-the-romanovs/ Nov 11, 1918 The End of the Great War Jan 21, 1924 The death of Valdimir Lenin Mar 10, 1924 Stalin takes the lead http://www.biography.com/people/joseph-stalin-9491723 Oct 29, 1929 The Great Depression Jul 13, 1933 Hitler comes to power http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/h-becomes.htm Aug 23, 1939 The German-Soviet Pact http://www.johndclare.net/RoadtoWWII8.htm Sep 1, 1939 WWII begins /www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005070